Can't install Lion on Macbook Pro with bootcamp.

Basically I have a Macbook pro with 10.6.8 with windows installed on a partition called bootcamp.
I try to install lion on Mac HD and it says This disk doesnt use the GUID partition table....Use disk utility....
How ever when I select my internal hd in disk utility, 'options' is blanked out.
Any ideas on how I get round this with out formting the whole hdd and backing up all of my windows and mac software.

I am willing to try this, but I was kinda trying to find a solution that doesn't need me to unscrew stuff ..etc

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